![]() The statewide indoor mask mandate order will last a month and will expire on Jan. The order will affect roughly half the state’s population, including San Diego and Orange counties, the Inland Empire, the Central Valley and rural Northern California. Note: Some of the sites we link to may limit the number of stories you can access without subscribing.įaced with rising coronavirus cases, California is ordering a statewide mask mandate for indoor public spaces to go into effect on Wednesday. Showers will continue Thursday but should clear out by Friday.Īnd now, here’s what’s happening across California: Temperatures in Fresno may fall into the mid-30s overnight Tuesday into Wednesday.Ī third system will move through late Wednesday afternoon after a brief break in the morning, ABC 30 reported. Yosemite Valley was expected to see 1 to 3 inches of snow between Monday and Tuesday, meteorologist Jim Bagnall told the Bee. “Winds can blow around unsecured objects, cause tree limbs to blow down, and cause possible power outages,” NWS Hanford warned. Sustained winds are expected to blow from 15 to 25 mph in areas of Fresno, Merced, Kings, Kern, Madera and Tulare counties, according to the Bee. High winds have also caused the agency to issue wind advisories for the stretch of the San Joaquin Valley from Merced to Bakersfield and for the westside mountains along Interstate 5, according to the Fresno Bee. Widespread rain is expected to continue Tuesday in the area, according to the NWS. He added: “More on the way today and tomorrow.” On Monday, KTVU meteorologist Steve Paulson said on Twitter that San Francisco already had surpassed the total rainfall last season, which amounted to 8.96 inches. The National Weather Service issued a flood watch for a large portion of the greater Bay Area, including the East Bay hills and the Diablo Range, San Francisco, the San Francisco peninsula coast, and the Santa Clara Valley including San Jose and the Santa Cruz Mountains. ![]() “Please do not attempt to drive through flooded roadways.” “Reports of flooding on the highways and local roads continue to come in,” National Weather Service Bay Area tweeted. Cal Fire tweeted a video of two people in San Mateo County who were trapped in their vehicle by floodwaters. When it comes to the Bay Area, the biggest concern is flooding. The NWS said its winter weather advisories would upgrade to winter storm warnings Thursday evening as it expected strong winds and snow to slap much of the region’s mountains.For the latest information on highway conditions, visit the California Department of Transportation website or call 1-80. Most of Northern California, stretching from the Bay area to the Oregon state line, was under a winter weather advisory Thursday morning. Winter storms engulf Northern California, surround Bay Area cities The warning would take effect beginning Friday at 4 a.m., the weather service said.īetween 3 to 5 feet of snow were forecasted for elevations at 5,000 feet above sea level and higher, with sustained winds of up to 35 mph and gusts potentially reaching 60 mph, according to the weather service.įog and heavy snow could reduce visibility to less than a quarter of a mile. The NWS office in San Diego said it had issued its first ever blizzard warning for the San Bernardino mountains, including the famous resort community in Big Bear Lake. “If you get stranded, stay with your vehicle.” Blizzard warning extends to San Bernardino County mountains If you must travel, have a winter survival kit with you,” the weather service warned. “Travel should be restricted to emergencies only. Snow accumulations could reach one foot in areas at 2,000 to 4,000 feet of elevation, and two to five feet in areas above 4,000 feet, officials said. Live updates: Winter storm pounding parts of northern US more than 900,000 without powerīefore and after: Photos show recovery at drought-stricken California reservoir Rain, light snow prime Southern California for Friday blizzard Unhoused people brace for storm: LA homeless advocates rush to help those on the streets as winter storm nears Winter weather and storm warnings also encompassed large swaths elsewhere in the state, which joined over 24 million people across more than two dozen states under blizzard, winter storm, wind chill and freeze warnings Thursday, according to the weather service. The National Weather Service in Los Angeles said Wednesday the blizzard warning is believed to be the first issued for the area since 1989. ![]() Southern California continued Thursday to brace Thursday for a rare blizzard as a winter storm moved into the mountains above Los Angeles overnight. ![]() Editor's note: For the latest news on the California storms, see our coverage from Friday, Feb. ![]()
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